Hey Guys, We Have To Talk To You About Something

Well, this is difficult. For nearly six years, Videogum has been the best blog on the Internet. (Oh no, here we go.) A friend introduced me to Videogum about five years ago after I mentioned to him, without overstating anything, that I could not find one blog on the entire Internet that wasn’t a stupid garbage pile that I hated. “I think you’ll like this one,” he said. That friend of mine was so right! It has always been a wonderful, thoughtful, and hilarious place with a wonderful, thoughtful, and hilarious community. I’m still sort of amazed that I had the good fortune of being a part of it at all, let alone for 100 years. (Rounding up.) Which brings me to what we need to talk to you about. Friday will be my last day here. As for what will happen after Friday, I don’t know, and I don’t care. JK! JK JK JK. Scott Lapatine (you remember him, right? from Stereogum and also from giving life to everything we’ve ever done here?) is assessing options for keeping Videogum online in some form. We’ll see. But for now, all we can do is try to keep our chins up, be grateful for the many, many blogging years we’ve been given here, and enjoy our last week together. Over the next few days I’m going to republish a bunch of my favorite Videogum pieces from the past few years, and would love if you would share with me what pieces you might like to see again. There are literally years of great ones, so getting a few more brains in on it would be very helpful. You can either email me or just leave it here. Okay? We’ll be good. The world keeps on spinning. Time keeps on slippin’, slippin’, slippin’ into the future. Big hug. LOL (Lots Of Love).

I have spent probably far too many hours reading and posting on here. Or trying to come up with a comment witty enough to get upvotes. I did get in the Monster’s ball once, and was entirely too proud of that accomplishment.

I really hope there is a way to keep this site up and running. Kelly, you have done a great job.

If Videogum cannot continue, can a bunch of monsters start a makeshift blog so we can still make fun of things like a family???

My favorite Videogum post was the one where Kelly posted that Videogum was going away and then the very next post was Kelly posting a big April Fool’s with some copy about how the best April Fool’s jokes happen on any day but April 1 and we all had a good laugh. Right, Kelly? Right? RIGHT?? RIGHT?!?

I remember it very clearly, actually. I was at Disney World, miserable on the heels of a bad breakup, and one of those Hunt for the Worst Movie of All Time banner ads grabbed my attention. There was a little bit a learning curve but, once I figured it out, this place was an Internet oasis, up to and including my guest blog day.

I’ve met so many cool people who have enriched my online experience through this site, and I learned how to write for the Internet, which is how I got the job I have today, so I guess Videogum got me my current job? I think that’s fair to say.

This is the only blog on the entire internet (I’ve checked all of them) with a comment section worth reading and I’ll be really sad if it goes away. More than anything, though, I hope Kelly finds a great job great right away because she’s super talented. Kelly, you can quote me on your resume if you want: “Kelly’s writing is all A++++, two thumbs up, very much enjoyed, would read again.”

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